1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:01,640 Speaker 1: Hither do for see Ellen. 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 2: King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to touch down 3 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 2: in Australia later tonight, by the way, eighteen past five, 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 2: which makes the first visit of a king to Australia ever. 5 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 2: Ester Anatalitus is the co chair of the Australian Republican Movement. 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 2: Ester Hello, Hallo, lovely to be here, Thanks for chatting 7 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 2: to us. Listen. Are they going to get a warm 8 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 2: welcome like people are going to be fizzling to see them? 9 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 2: Or is just going to be a bit mere? 10 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: Oh? Look, I think there'll be absolutely some people who 11 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: turn out. You know. It's of course nothing like the 12 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: huge crowds in the fifties when the Queen visited and 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: you know we didn't have TV and social media to 14 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: connect us, you know in other ways. But certainly for 15 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: the Australian republic Movement, we say welcome. We hope they 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: enjoy our country and good health and happiness. But you know, 17 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: it really is time for us to look forward to 18 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: a future Australian Republican. Seeing this as the last visit 19 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: of a setting monarch of Australia and New Zealand, it kind. 20 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: Of feels like like there are times where we really 21 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: get into that chat. But it doesn't feel like one 22 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: of those times. Eh. 23 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's you know, I don't know about that, 24 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: but here, you know, if people are busy custom living, yeah, 25 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: you know, big discussions in Australia about a whole lot 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: of other things. But we find that as soon as 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: we start the conversation, people's response is, oh yeah. It 28 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: just does not make any sense in this day and 29 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: age that our head of state is someone who is 30 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: not elected democratically by Australians. You know, he works for 31 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: us full time. You know what New Zealand and Australia have. 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: He's a part time head of state located on the 33 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: other side of the world, who's got all these other 34 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: countries he is responsible to as well. Both our nations 35 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: need a full time head of state who is dedicated 36 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: only to us and accountable only to us. 37 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, is the thing about him at the moment? Does 38 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 2: He's quite crop? Right? So he's traveling with the doctors 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: and the supply of his own blood and all that stuff, 40 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: and had to knock New Zealand and off the itinerary 41 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: because you just can't cope with it. Yeah, the fact 42 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: that he's still coming to Australia, says something. Why why 43 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: is he coming to Ozzie? Is it because he's trying 44 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: to stop you guys from getting too much? I don't know. Sway. 45 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: Oh look, first of all, we of course, you know 46 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: again wish the King and Queen good health during their trip. 47 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: Cancer is absolutely terrible and something that a lot of 48 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: Australians and New Zealanders and people around the world suffer with. 49 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: It is just it is just awful, and of course 50 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: it just makes the person who is the monarch all 51 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: the more focus because we know that again it is 52 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: a role which is which is inherited by birthright. So 53 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: you know, we all wish, we all wish the King 54 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: good health when it comes to Yeah, I guess that 55 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: that that broader reception. We wrote to the King earlier 56 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: this year and asked for an audience, but of course 57 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: he's got you know, lots on while he's here, and 58 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: said that that the future Astraanded Republic is a matter 59 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: for the Australian people and that's absolutely right when you know, 60 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: when we've come together as a nation and expressed that 61 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: that's what the majority of us want. As you know, 62 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: research after research shows, well, it will happen esther. 63 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 2: Look here's some free advice. You need to get rid 64 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 2: of him out of your constitution before the next one 65 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: comes along, because once he and Cater on the throne, 66 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: it's not going to be very popular. Thank you for 67 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: your time. It's Ester and Ittalitius, who's a co chair 68 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 2: of the Australian Republican Movement. 69 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 70 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 71 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.